Fisheries and Oceans

Today is Endangered Species Day!🐋🐢🐟🦦 The Species at Risk Act helps protect wildlife and their habitats. Learn more: ow.ly/hunU50Z09S6

Congrats to Troop 26-1 on graduating from the Fishery Officer Initial Training Program at the Atlantic Police Academy in Summerside, #PEI! Think you have what it takes to be part of the green and gold? Learn how to become a fishery officer: ow.ly/SQUh50YZP51

2/2 Always make sure to clean, drain and dry your boat and equipment after leaving a body of water. Learn more: ow.ly/CnqW50YZxF4

1/2 Do you know what clean, drain, dry means? If not, this Invasive Species Action Month is the perfect time to get familiar. Proper vessel care is one of the best ways you can help protect our sensitive ecosystems from aquatic invasive species!

[1/2] Leading up to @WebSummit Vancouver 2026, we’re showcasing PacifiCan client success stories in sectors like #OceanTech. Featured in the B.C. Ventures Spotlight at #WebSummit 2025, learn how @OceanRobotics & @AquaEyeSonar are transforming ocean monitoring & water rescue.

Support sustainable, legal harvesting practices and know where your lobster comes from. Doing this helps protect our oceans, our communities, and the future of the fishery. See something suspicious? Report illegal harvesting practices: ow.ly/F4hu50YWyxU

2/2 These repairs will keep harbours safe and reliable to support fish harvesters and local economies for generations to come. Learn more: ow.ly/Jpyr50YW4aj

1/2 Small craft harbours are a lifeline for coastal communities across Canada. Today, we're highlighting the largest-ever proposed investment for small craft harbours, which will allow us to repair and upgrade harbour facilities over the next five years.

Reporting your catch in real time from anywhere is easier than ever with the electronic logbook (ELOG) application. Some lobster and snow crab harvesters in Atlantic Canada and Quebec are required to report catch data using ELOG. Get set up today: ow.ly/iMnW50YVuRo

2/2 The Progress Towards the Implementation of the Recovery Strategy for the Copper Redhorse for the Period 2019 to 2023 report has been posted: ow.ly/f68i50YVcBP

1/2 Quebec is home to the world’s only population of copper redhorse, a species at risk under the Species at Risk Act.

It's Invasive Species Action Month! Did you know you have a major role to play in helping prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species? Whether you’re on the water or at home, you can help protect Canada’s precious ecosystems. Do your part: ow.ly/ab9050YUvKu

The Atlantic wolffish has a heavy head with a blunt nose and can weigh almost 20 kilograms, that’s about as heavy as a medium-sized dog! Learn more: ow.ly/xhgH50YQw7f

The Spring Economic Update advances our plan to build the major infrastructure and projects that connect our economy, more homes, and safer and stronger communities. ow.ly/g3HL50YRk44

Starting May 1, harvesters are required to use Canada's Fishing Gear Reporting System to report lost and retrieved gear. Lost gear reporting will no longer be available through ELOG applications. Learn more here: ow.ly/uF4050YQvPj

2/2 Watch the full video: ow.ly/bJgT50YP9h8 Learn how to become a fishery officer: ow.ly/q62e50YP9h9

1/2 Our fishery officers work with the Haida Nation’s Fishery Guardians to protect the precious ecosystem of the Haida Gwaii archipelago in B.C. Together, they regularly inspect boats to check compliance with regulations and verify license conditions.

This species is a master of disguise! The shape and colour of the Atlantic rock crab’s shell resembles sand and rocks, enabling them to camouflage seamlessly on the ocean floor. Learn more: ow.ly/o6hp50YI9IN

Last month we gave presentations to students at a school in #CampbellRiver. We were delighted with everyone’s eagerness to learn and talk about why it’s important for people to follow Canada’s #MarineMammal Regulations. ow.ly/2IKO50YIomz

Welcome home to the Bedford Institute of Oceanography, CCGS Naalak Nappaaluk! This world‑class science vessel will advance our understanding of the Atlantic and Arctic oceans for decades to come.